‘File 16/6 Diary weekly Kuwait’ [114r] (227/766)
The record is made up of 1 file (381 folios). It was created in 16 Jan 1926-31 Dec 1930. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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On th^ coming of th» 2 4th r pnrunry aeroplanes
proceeiet tvo ? tb^ neutral .one vi« iiafar »1- itin
towans Jafah. T^^nty nll^s s*u one north, nort i-west
of oafah a larp;e w«-.mp of yrhite tents was locatei,
Burrouniet hy camels, horses ant "looks of sheep, ^oue
of the aeroplanes tropoet all their houbs on it with
apparently gool results.
''he rpT.ainter of the naohines proc^elei to ^afah,
w ich was fount to consist of three wells, a naui fort,
ant about ten rut houses in two groups. Thera was s$3
also one large white tent there, ill the regaining
borbs wer^ iroppet here, C vo tirect hits by 32 n
boTnbs wer® obseryst on th« bullting, anl the re nainter
of the bombs fell all amongst the men, carrels ant
horses. The casual!ties inflict^i were certainly heavy,
but It was impossible to estimate tine numbers, ant no
news on tne subject has been receive! from the iesert
as yet.
The situation at the close of the month was
2 5. r *1' V'^r:Y .■ " j 0? c tilt—
Inti an currency Notes were eicchangel luring the
periol unter renort at an average premium of annas six
per Ns.lfV-*
' C he foil o w in w ere the a /era . ; /e r n tes of e xc h an ge: -
128-14-'^ per loo »o liars
•is. 1 5- 7-h per a nt
12* oer f,T.
c. 25 m of rain fell luring th- ww pertot, ra<ing a
\
obscure, ant such reports as tit arrive were not
reassuring. To guari a’ainst th^ 1 anger of a possible
attack on the town by fanatical Ikhwan j .. .£3 w 5meral.i H ,
w hupin H ani “Crocus" have been orieret to Kuwait, ant
an aeroplane ant armoursl car base has temporarily
been establishel ther*, as state! in para 0.23
above.
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Fortnightly reports (as opposed to weekly reports, as stated on its cover) from the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait. The reports are signed by the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. (Major James Carmichael More; Major Cyril Charles Johnson Barrett; Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Richard Patrick Dickson), or, in his absence, the Agency’s head clerk. The reports, which are broadly consistent in their content and arrangement from one fortnight to the next, contain information on:
- the arrival and departure of steamships and aircraft;
- British interests, such as the movements of the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , activities of Eastern & General Syndicate Limited in Kuwait, including the drilling of water wells, Royal Air Force (RAF) activity;
- foreign interests, reporting the activities and movements of foreigners at Kuwait, including doctors and other representatives of the American Mission;
- local interests, including the activities of the Ruler of Kuwait (Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ), activity and success of the pearling season, locust plagues (sometimes referred to as ‘dibbas’), establishment of the municipality of Kuwait, and municipal works;
- paper currency and rates of exchange;
- meteorological data (maximum temperatures during summer, rainfall during winter);
- rates of exchange for various commodities in the bazaars.
Frequently coming under the headings of foreign interests or desert news, are reports of disturbances, raids, and clashes around Kuwait’s borders with Nejd and Iraq, between Bedouin tribes and families associated with the Ikhwan (also spelt Akhwan in the file), and those allied to the King of Nejd [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd, referred to throughout the file as Ibn Sa’ud]. These include intelligence reports, received by the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , on the following events:
- the movements and activities of Faisal ad-Dawish [Fayṣal al-Duwaysh];
- in January 1928, the bombing of raiders by the RAF (ff 107-108);
- in late 1928, a conference between Ikhwan leaders and Ibn Sa’ud, which took place in Riyadh;
- on 29 March 1929, a battle at Sibilah [Az Zulfi], between forces allied to Ibn Sa’ud and the Ikhwan (f 189);
- on 5 October 1929, a battle between the Ikhwan and the Awazim [Al-Awazem] tribe (ff 244-246;
- in January 1930, meetings between Ibn Sa’ud, the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. (Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Vincent Biscoe) and Ikhwan leaders, and the surrender of Ikhwan leaders, including Faisal ad-Dawish (ff 268-273);
- in February 1930, Ibn Sa’ud’s conference with King Faisul [Fayṣal al-Awwal ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn ‘Alī al-Hāshimī] of Iraq (ff 286-287).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (381 folios)
- Arrangement
The reports in the file are arranged in chronological order, from the earliest at the front to the latest at the rear. The reports are numbered 1 through to 24 or 25 for each year, with some gaps where reports are missing. The paragraphs in the reports are numbered in a continuous sequence, restarting at 1 at the beginning of each new year.
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The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 383; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 3-382; these numbers are also written in pencil, are circled, but have been struck through. A third foliation system is also present in parallel between ff 4-187; these numbers are written in a combination of coloured crayon and pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/2/1499
- Title
- ‘File 16/6 Diary weekly Kuwait’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:382v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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